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▶ NHS continues tradition of sophomore member induction.

▶ Cosmetology brings in professional hair dressers for annual cut-a-thon fundraiser.

▶ Students are selected for the Virginia All-State choir in April.

▶ Unnamed vandals break windows, vandalize gym lobby.

▶ Choral classes perform at the annual spaghetti dinner.

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| Lynh Tran |From Korean pop groups to traditional Indian singing,

many groups performed at this year’s annual International Night, which was held on March 25. They shared their unique cultures through traditional music and sensational perfor-mances.

This year, there were 12 acts, with a total participant number of 51 students.

“We danced mainly to ‘Genie’ by Girl’s Generation and some other Korean songs such as ‘Ah!’ And ‘Because of You’ by After School,” senior Andrea Kim said.

Many of the performers had been practicing since the sum-

mer for their International Night debut. “Some of the members, they started during the summer and

learned the dance before like the entire group met together two months ago,” Kim said.

But to get into International Night is not as easy as it seems. Groups must audition before drama teacher, Shannon Khatch-eressian, in order to be selected to perform on stage.

“We had to sign up for auditions and then she would call us in and then we had to do our thing for 30 seconds. After this we would leave and she would post who got in the next day,” senior Apoorva Veerareddy said.

SGA brings hypnotist show back

Student reviews allow for return of popular event

| Jane Muir |A handful of male students were chosen

to participate in a hypnotist show host three years ago. After a few minutes, they were turned into exotic dancers. Moments later, a participant was hypnotized to inspect the audience’s elbows.

“The Jason Linett Comedy Hypnotist Show” came to Chantilly three years ago, receiving high praise from current seniors who remember the show from their fresh-man year.

“I went with one of my friends who was a senior at the time, and she actually got picked to go up,” senior Melanie Vassallo said. “It actually worked because when my friend came off the stage she couldn’t re-member anything that had happened.”

Linett will be incorporating appropri-ate comedy into his hypnotisms. Students will be chosen from the crowd in order to participate in the event.

“He will pick 15-20 people from the audience to be hypnotized,” executive board member Melanie Payson said.

The SGA executive board decided to bring back the show after receiving positive feedback from current seniors who enjoyed the show. They decided to wait three years so that a new group of students would be interested in attending.

SGA students decided to hire Linett, as opposed to the original hypnotist hired three years ago.

“Centreville just had Linett perform at their school and they said it went really well,” Payson said.

Executive board members will be adver-tising on kiosks and The Knightly News with video clips of the show from three years ago.

(From left) Seniors Rachel Kotiah, Rohini Basra, Apoorva Veerareddy and Diksha Gupta rehearse an Indian dance.

Dressed in a traditional Aodai gown, senior Christina Dang flourishes her lantern while rehearsing a dance on March 23.

(Left to right) Sophomores Brian Kim and Sean Choi dance to a hip-hop song. Breakdancing was incorporated into the dance.

Cultures expressed through danceInternational Night allows students to show their cultural pride, talents

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Hit-and-run car accidents happen

during school With no one to blame, security

finds it frustrating to handle parking-lot crashes at school

| Adithi Krishnamoorthy |In the crowded parking lot of Chan-

tilly High School, hit and runs are becoming increasingly frequent. With the busses, parents and students trying to leave after school, there are a lot more people prone to having accidents.

“Every year we have several hit and runs, a lot of it has to do with busses,” of-ficer Pat Berling said. “When the busses are parked, the cars are supposed to stop.

People get blocked in and they try to leave, even though it is against the law. In that case, they are in violation for leaving already, and then they also end up clip-ping the bus. Most of the time though, there isn’t a lot of damage.”

Often, students come back to their cars at the end of the day to find new dents, scratches or bumps.

One student involved in a hit and run see car accidents | news 5

Sports | 20 Briefs cover spring sports as the new season begins

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Features | 13 Outside of substitute

teaching and promoting the

History club, Pardee Abadie enjoys

golfing.

HYPNOTIST SHOW

The hypnotist show will return at 7 p.m. in the auditorium on April 8. Tickets will be sold for pre-sale for $6 before spring break, and $8 at the door of the event.

Proceeds from the event will go towards a fundraiser for Rachel D’Andrea, a two-year-old from the Cub Run community battling stage IV neuroblastoma, which is cancer of the nervous system

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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

A photo of Christina Gonzalez in the sports section was incorrectly labeled as Ziwei Li.

Saturday/Sunday

There are some corrections to the story involving the new economic and personal finance class that will be required for ris-ing freshman students during the 2010- 2011 school year.

Although students will need to take a class that satisfies the economics and per-sonal finance class requirement during one of their four years at Chantilly, they are recommended to begin considering these class choices as sophomores. In ad-dition, the classes will not be available for

students to take online because of all the different ways that this class requirement can be fulfilled at Chantilly.

The rising freshman next year will have a different standard diploma because of this required elective. They will have to acheive a different amount of credits in order to receive the standard diploma.

Although there will be no SOL test for these classes at the end of the year, all of these classes have been revised to meet Virginia’s Standards of Learning.

Malia Anderson is organizing a Walk for Williams Syndrome and needs students to help out with activities such as face painting, games and managing registration from 8:30 a.m. -12 p.m. on Saturday May 15 in the Armfield Farms neighborhood.

Contact: Ms. Malia Anderson at 703-478-0987

Our Daily Bread is in need of volunteers to help plan and carry out their May 10 Charity golf tournament. Volunteers are expected to post flyers advertising the event in addition to other responsibilities. Locations are throughout Fairfax County.

Contact: Our Daily Bread 703-273-8829

Corrections

Security’s ‘Facebook’ proven false‘Blair Alford’ identity shows students’ susceptibility to friend request strangers

| Hannah Makridis |Accusations that security has created

a Facebook page under the name Blair Alford to monitor students have been denied by security.

“It really is not our Facebook page. It wouldn’t be any value for us to do that,” security guard Bill Rowley said. “If I wanted to get into your Facebook page or something I would just have someone come in who is a friend of yours to sign me in. That’s not hard for me to do if I wanted to but I have no interest in that.”

The idea of monitoring students outside of school and on Facebook brings about the question of student’s privacy.

Many students still believe that it is

security’s page despite their denial. Many student suspicions are because

of the lack of information on Alford’s Facebook page. She has one photo of what appears to be a computer game.

According to Subschool 1 secretary, Margaret Peixotto there is no student at Chantilly that goes by the name Blair Alford. Although, on her Facebook page it does not say she has any relation to Chantilly, students have drawn that conclusion because of the large amount of friends she has from the school.

Regardless of whether the page is false or not, it brings up the issue of students privacy and who they are letting see their personal information.

Club Meetings

Mondays Writer’s Club in room 152

ThursdaysEngineering, Science & Technology in room 573

WednesdaysTye Dye Club in room 140

ThursdaysModel United Nations in the Lecture Hall

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5 6Boys soccer vs. Oakton, 7 p.m.

home

Girls soccer vs. Oakton, 7 p.m. away

7Baseball vs. Stone Bridge, 6:30 p.m.

home

Girls soccer vs. Broad Run, 7 p.m. home

Softball vs. Washington and Lee, 6 p.m. away

8Boys lacrosse vs. Oakton, 7:15 p.m.

away

Girls lacrosse vs. Oakton, 7:15 p.m. home

9Baseball vs. Battlefield, 6:30 p.m.

away

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12Boys Lacrosse vs. Robinson, 7:15

p.m. home

Girls Lacrosse vs. Robinson, 7:15 p.m. away

13Baseball vs. Robinson, 6:30 p.m.

away

Softball vs. Robinson, 5. p.m. away

14 15Boys Lacrosse vs. Westfield, 7:15

p.m. home

16Baseball vs. Oakton, 6:30 p.m. away

Boys soccer vs. Langley, 8 p.m. home

Girls soccer vs. Langley, 7:30 p.m. home

Softball vs. Oakton, 6:30 p.m. away

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20Baseball vs. Centreville, 6:30 p.m.

home

Boys soccer vs. Westfield, 7 p.m. away

Girls soccer vs. Westfield, 7 p.m. home

21Boys Lacrosse vs. Stone Bridge, 7:15

p.m. home

22Boys soccer vs. Lake Braddock, 7

p.m. away

Girls soccer vs. Lake Braddock, 7 p.m. home

23Baseball vs. Westfield, 6:30 p.m.

home

Softball vs. Westfield, 6:30 p.m. home

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26 Boys soccer vs. Centreville, 5:30

p.m. away

Girls soccer vs. Centreville, 7:30 p.m. away

27Baseball vs. Herndon, 6:30 p.m.

away

Girls Lacrosse vs. Westfield, 7:15 p.m. away

28Bat Boy: The Musical, 7 p.m.

29Boys soccer vs. Madison, 7 p.m.

home

Bat Boy: The Musical, 7 p.m.

30Baseball vs. Robinson, 6:30 p.m. home

Bat Boy: The Musical, 7 p.m.

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| Shannon Linford |Fans of film finally have a place to get together

after school.Junior Brayden Mariani revived Chantilly’s dor-

mant Film Club last winter with the goal of creating a place to discuss, watch and create films.

“Film Club is great for film and acting enthusi-asts as a way to hang out and talk about things they like,” Mariani said.

According to Mariani, there are three rules to the club that each member must follow through with.

“One, bring food or get out. Two, participate or get out. And three, no mentions of ‘Transformers 2.’”

The club likes to start meetings off by going over the latest news in movies and then work on their

own scripts and screenplays.Currently, the film club is working on starting a

short film they want to finish by the end of the year.“It’s basically like a short made up of other

shorts,” Mariani said. “It’s about two guys who used to be friends getting together and reminiscing about past events in their lives.”

The club is still working on incorporating other plot ideas as well as working out schedules for film-ing.

Film Club meets on Wednesdays and Thursdays, Wednesdays are dedicated to discussing films and working on their short, and on Thursdays, they watch movies.

Film buffs looking for free food and movies can find a great way to spend their Wednesday and Thursday afternoons in room 228 after school.

Club creates, reviews filmsWith food, enthusiastic debates, students discuss movies

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Senior Cameron Blount (left) and junior Brayden Mariani aggressively debate over a film during the club. Members choose different movies and food to eat during the meetings.

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GMU COMPETITION WINNERSBusiness students competed in the 2010 Regional FBLA Competitions at George Mason University. Alex Kim placed second in Business Communications. Numra Tariq and Allmendra Sanchez placed first in Business Presentation. Michael Cain placed first in Cyber Security and Arash Foroutan placed third in Help Desk. Finally, Kevin Chung and Ashley Rose placed first in Web Site Development.

SCHOLASTIC ART WINNERSThe Visual Art Department is proud to announce the Regional Scholastic Art Winners. The artists competed with 1,400 high school students from Fairfax County in the nationally recognized art competi-tion. 14 students from the Visual Arts departed were honored for their work.Results from the competition are posted on the Chantilly homepage.

HAITI PRESENTATIONThere will be a Powerpoint presentation of the aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti during Charger Time on April 7 in the auditorium for all students. Chris Holmes, a member of the Virginia Task Force 1, will host the event that will show pictures of those who have volunteered to help re-build after the earthquake. The Penny Wars relief money will be presented at the event, and all Haiti relief volunteeers and donors will be thanked.

Do you have any friends?

Why do you look so fat?

Why are you so hairy?

Are you cool?

Are you pretty?

What color are your eyes?

Do you like men?What is your greatest fear?

What is you favorite holiday?

Why is somebody mean to me?Where do you like to shop for clothes?

What is your favorite punctuation mark? What films do you really like?

How many hours a day are you on the internet?

How did you get so good looking?

Are you a virgin?

Have you forgotton to do something today?

Who is your favorite character on ‘Lost’?

DO YOU EXIST OFFLINE?

Could someone please help me with my math homework?What school do you go to?

Do you have a job?

Do you hate anyone?

Are you selfish?

How many friends do you have?

| Stephanie Monahan |Formspring, an online forum where one can anonymously ask or be asked personal

questions by others, is becoming more and more popular among students. “Everybody has a Formspring, so I decided to get one because I thought it’d be fun

to see what people had to say about me,” sophomore Josh Park said. “I have seen other peoples’ Formsprings, and some of the comments or questions people ask others are really mean. Now I think it’s pretty dumb. I only ask my friends questions as a joke; I’ve never actually asked some random person a personal question.”

Questions and answers are displayed on the user’s website for everyone to see, allow-ing anyone to anonymously post questions. Formspring users generally log in and see their inboxs full of unanswered, unread questions. The option to either answer these questions or delete them is available, but that doesn’t stop the user from reading hurtful comments or questions about personal aspects of life.

“I got a Formspring because I wanted to give people the chance to ask me questions about things they would never ask me about in person, and see who I really am,” senior Brittney Rhodes said. “It is also good for trying to get people to see my side of a story if they ask me about a rumor or something. Sometimes I get hurtful or irrational com-ments that are completely random, but I either just ignore them or try to reason with the person.”

In contrast, other students, such as junior Brien Bracco, see no need to create a Formspring.

“I think if people have something to say, they should be able to say it to your face,” Bracco said. “If people really need to ask questions, then there is no need for them to do

it anonymously. With Facebook’s Honesty Box and everything, Formspring just seems even more pointless.”

Formspring invites users to feed their curiosities, asking the questions they are too embarrassed to ask someone in person. This social networking site combines the ano-nymity and freedom of the internet, the main point being to ask open questions about the user’s life, love, goals and dreams.

Some may take questions one step further, asking users embarrassing questions or leaving crude and spiteful comments. Formspring terms of service states that the service “shall have no liability…for content that you may find objectionable, obscene or in poor taste.”

“When someone gets a Formspring, they should know that since the website allows people to be anonymous, no one is going to hold back,” junior Sarah Dunaye said. “They are going to pry, ask personal questions and leave really mean comments. If someone gets a Formspring, they are bringing all of that upon themselves.”

Users of this online interviewing process may require that the questions coming into their inboxes have the asker’s user ID or some other form of identification. This may help to avert detrimental questions that may be extremely hurtful or inappropriate. Some students do not take the anonymous attacks personally because they are being asked questions online as opposed to in person.

“I have a formspring and people say mean things sometimes, but it doesn’t matter to me,” junior Zac Small said. “They aren’t even man enough to say it to my face. What people say about me doesn’t have an effect on me or make me feel bad and some of it just makes me laugh.”

How’s the dating front going?

How many siblings do you have?

Why am I sad?

Formspring inquires into personal lives

Does your mom go to college?

Who do you trust the most?

Where do you live?

Why are you so annoying? What is your favorite song?

Did you see ‘The Office’ last night?

If you have a 3.8 gpa why can’t you spell?

Why are you so ugly?How does it feel to not have any friends?

Are you straight?Why do you think you are cool?

Why do you take pictures of yourself?

Why is your hair greasy?

What size are you?

Can I have yo numba?

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The groups that participated in Inter-national Night put their best effort into their performances to show their pride for their countries.

These groups showed huge com-mitment by practicing at least a couple times a week on their own and then also showing up to rehearsals, where they were critiqued by Khatcheressian.

“Mrs. K critiques us and then we take her advice and try to improve our per-

formances each time,” senior Anuj Gupta said.

From then on, the students must take time out of their busy schedule in order to perfect their performances for the big night of cultural festivities.

“There are 7 rehearsals before the show opens and they run anywhere from 2 hours early on to 6 hours when we reach dress rehearsals,” Khatcheressian said.

Many were quite anxious, as it is their first performance on stage and in front of such a large audience.

“I did feel a sense of nervousness but with the many practices and rehearsals, our group performed well,” Gupta said.

accident, junior Joseph Donegan, arrived at his car to find that, sometime during the day, it had been hit.

Students who are victims of hit and runs and do not know who damaged their car can speak to security and hold an investigation.

“I was parked in the visitors’ section and I came out af-ter eighth period,” Donegan said. “When I got there, there was a huge gash in my car. No one saw it happen.”

An investigation was done by Berling to identify who hit Donegan’s car. Donegan believed he knew who did it, and he reported it to officer Berling.

“In cases where somebody has a suspect, I interview the suspect and see if the damage is consistent between the two vehicles,” Berling said. “I talk to eyewitnesses and check the video cameras.”

Berling investigated, but unfortunately there was not enough evidence to charge anyone with the crime.

“Typically I try not to charge students with a hit and run if they admit to it right away because it looks bad on their records,” Berling said. “But it’s not always my choice; if the other driver wants to charge them, then I have to do it.”

With no one to take the blame, there is no one to pay for the damages. Donegan is going to pay for the damages himself.

“It’s going to be over $800 to fix it, and because they don’t know who did it,” Donegan said. “My parents have to pay for it. I can’t even get my insurance to pay because, then, the insurance price would skyrocket.”

Because he had to pay for an accident that was not his fault, Donegan was left feeling irritated and upset.

“I felt really bad when they couldn’t find out who did it,” Donegan said. “I’m really angry and I feel disrespected. It’s really rude to not leave a note.”

When in an accident there are certain procedures to follow, in order to not get in trouble with the law.

“My advice if you are in an accident is to absolutely stop,” Berling said. “Don’t drive off; you need to report it right away. Stop and call the police.”

In some cases, the owner of the vehicle is not present. This does not mean that the other driver can leave, as that is against the law.

“If it is unattended property, leave a note with your name, address, driver license number, insurance com-pany, home and work phone numbers and leave it on the car,” Berling said. “Only do this in extreme circumstances if you absolutely have to leave. If you don’t, stay until the driver returns.”

Junior Shelbie Nicholson was accused of being in-volved in a hit and run accident.

“I was basically just sitting in class when I got a note saying to go to security,” Nicholson said. “Some kid ac-cused me of hitting his car. But I was proven not guilty.”

Nicholson did not commit the crime, but someone believed she had been the one to hit their car. The person reported Nicholson to officer Berling.

“The person said I was parked next to them, and I was

the only one they saw that day,” Nicholson said.There was some evidence that pointed toward Nich-

olson, as there were scratches on her car from previous accidents.

“I had hit poles and stuff before and it left scratches,” Nicholson said. “I didn’t really care so I just left them there. The person went to my car next day and saw the scratches and they thought I was the one who hit their car.”

Berling performed an investigation to see if Nicholson actually did do it. At the end of investigation, Berling decided that there was not enough evidence to charge Nicholson with the crime and she was declared not guilty.

“He heard my story and looked at my car,” Nicholson said. “We drove our cars next to each other and compared the scratches and the height they were at on the cars. Mine was a huge gash on the bumper and his was a thin line. They didn’t look like they matched at all.”

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(From left) June Thappa, Trishna Patel, Sameera Qureshi, Shreya Garg and Sadhana Sathi raise their hands in synch in an Indian dance. The group rehearsed for several days in the auditorium previous to International Night in order to prepare for the popular show.

Hit&

Run

The Chantilly Auto Technology class is given cars that have been in hit-and-run accidents to work on. This vehicle experienced a hit-and-run by a taxi while parked on a sidewalk. Security deals with students’ hit and run collisions.

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| Suzy Estrada | English can be challenging enough; confronting

another language can seem nearly impossible.Colleges, however, are looking more and more to

foreign language as an indicator for performance. “At a minimum, most colleges are expecting that

students are going to get the advanced studies diploma, which means three years of one, single language or two years of two languages,” career center specialist Alice Robertson said.

Counselors are noticing similar trends in the college admissions process.

“We’re finding as counselors working with kids going on to college that colleges are looking for a minimum of three years on the transcript,” subschool one counselor Jon-Paul Sousa said.

Some students, however, find this path to be challenging and choose to take two years of one language and two years of another.

“If you take two and two, you fulfill the graduation requirements for Chantilly High School, and it’s exposure to two languages, which some people would say means they know more languages,” Sousa said.

But language teachers do not necessarily think that two years of exposure is enough. “Two years is minimal,” Spanish teacher Debra Royals said. “You learn greetings and

farewells, maybe really simple memorized situations from textbooks. You learn things that have more daily life use in future years.”

As a student advances into a higher language level, the student starts to really learn the language instead of simple memorization.

“That’s where they’re able to really start producing the language,” German teacher Katherine Edgington said. “At level three, you’re still receiving the language, and they’re just not producing it as much until level four and AP. That’s where they really start to feel like they can use this language and communicate with it.”

More advanced education also allows for more exposure to culture, as opposed to just grammar me-chanics and vocabulary.

“I think that in the few years that we have it’s very difficult to cover the culture,” Edgington said. “In four years, I think you have more opportunity to get immersed in the culture.”

Students, too, recognize the advantages of foreign language. Senior Alec Rezanka has followed this path by pursuing AP Latin.“I’m continuing mostly because of what I want to study, which is anthropology and clas-sical archaeology, so it’s kind of important that you understand the language,” Rezanka said.Underclassmen like sophomore Erica Jensen are looking to their academic futures as well.“I might want to study abroad in college,” Jensen said. “I think French will be helpful because it’s one of the most spoken languages worldwide.”

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AcademicsMarch 26, 2010

What do you plan on doing over spring

break?

“I’m going to visit VCU, Virginia Tech, and Randolph-Macon, because they’re my main choices. Tech is my number one, VCU is my number two. They both have good engineering. I’m visiting to increase my interest and to figure whether I want to go there or not.

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| Thomas Harmon| Pamela De Leon’s sudden retirement after get-

ting engaged over the winter break left many of her students disheartened.

But thankfully, the transition from De Leon to the new Spanish teacher was fast and easy. Meredith Em-ily Alexander saved many students from a potential limbo resulting from the lack of a Spanish teacher to finish the year.

“I interviewed with Mr. [Jason] Franks and Ms. [Catherine] Edgington, the department chair,” Alex-

ander said. “[The interview] went really well and I got excited about the position here.”

Alexander was hired shortly after her interview. She arrived during the teacher work days at the end of second quarter to meet De Leon and talk about the Spanish classes she would start to teach at the begin-ning of the following quarter.

“For those couple days we worked together to look at grades and to figure out where we were going to go with the content,” Alexander said.

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Meredith Alexander answers a student’s questions. Alexander tries to help her students to make the transition as easy as possible.

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Meredith Alexander has come to Chantilly to take over Pamela De Leon’s Spanish classes after sudden departure

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| Sean Mowery | French students at Chantilly get a rare

opportunity to either receive a student from France or go to France and live with a host family.

This trip gives Chantilly students a chance to mature their use of the French language and it gives the students from France a chance to progress their use of English.

“I have always had a passion for traveling,” sophomore Karl Vitale is go-ing to France said. “Almost every year, I go with my family to Sweden, where we visit family. I see this trip as a way to get out of the country and have an unusual experience.”

Although having a background for traveling may help, the language barrier will probably be the hardest thing to overcome.

“I think it will be a challenge with the language, but I think it will be cool and a good experience and I’ll learn a lot of stuff,” junior Julia Michaels is both host-ing and going to France said.

Coordinated activities will be ar-ranged for the students just like the students visiting Chantilly, After being with the French families for a week or so, the students will take a train to Paris for three days where they will see the many attractions before returning back home.

“I’m sure it will be a blast,” Vitale said.

“As I said, I love to travel, and I’ve also been waiting for a good opportunity to practice my French skills.”

The students coming to the host families at Chantilly will see a new style of living unlike their own.

“They’re coming from a place called Nimes, which is in the south of France,” French teacher Mary Bouchet said.

The students coming from Nimes will arrive on Apr. 11 where they will be in the Washington area for a period of nine days and then leave for New York City.

“What we have planned for them is that they’ll come to Chantilly for several days during their nine day stay,” Bouchet said. “Then there will be excursions around the area organized for them the other days, so that they see Washington and some of the other sites. “

Before being received, the students contact each other through email ad-dresses that are sent by mail.

Students also get in touch through Facebook.

“When students want to get to know each other, they find ways,” Bouchet said.

The students and their teachers, Mary Bouchet and Mark de Oliveira, are going to France leave on the fourth week of June and get to enjoy a long flight and a train before getting to the beautiful city of Nimes. The city is just miles from the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.

The French are coming

Students want stay to keep their lifestyle instead of going to college

Foreign exchange students come to Chantilly to learn about American culture then students will go to France

Madame Bouchet recalls her life and her travels in France. This trip will give her a chance to relive old memories.

| Gina Seymour | Going off to college is an exciting time for seniors.

Students will be travelling around the state even to out of state colleges to begin a new journey. But not all students are comfortable with this new change, either due to personal or financial reasons.

Leaving the nest can be a scary event in a young adult’s life. It is the first time without a parent to rely on when times get difficult. The homesickness is a difficult thing for students to face.

“I really do not want to have to go off to college,” junior Carey Wolford said. “I’d rather stay home so I can be close to my family.”

Students now are opting to attend schools closer to home such as George Mason University and North-ern Virginia Community College.

“The only college that I am thinking about right now is George Mason because obviously I could drive there and I’m confident that I could get in,” Wolford said.

Staying close to home for a couple of years has many benefits. It takes the stress of being in new

surroundings off, it also gives time to reflect on what future plans are.

“I think it is taking a really big jump just to go off really far away when I am not sure what I want to do with my life yet,” Wolford said.

Another reason for attending school close to home is financial reasons. College is expensive and the cur-rent economic state is leading to students to opt for the lower cost options.

“[NOVA] is a bargain,” Career Advisor Alice Rob-ertson said. “If you are going to live at home and go to mason, NOVA is a quarter of the price.”

Even if a student is not afraid to go away to col-lege, their parents may be for them. Some parents are pressuring students to stay home for college rather than attend a school farther away.

“My parents want me to go to Mason because it is close by and I can be home,” senior Diksha Gupta said.

While students may not be sure exactly what their college plan is yet, they are confident that going to a college close to home will give them time to decide.

Staying home with family

Photo By Sean Mowery

Photo illuStration By gina SeyMour

She mentioned that her classes were going to be more than just a change in teacher but different in teaching style.

“I move pretty quickly in terms of assessing and quiz at least once a week,” Alexander said.

She acknowledged that students who have her twice a week will have a quiz.

Students, too, have noticed the change in teaching style.

“We do a lot more work and there are more quizzes,” senior Deanna Jefferson said. “She mentioned that the increased work is a lot more time-consuming, but she is starting

to have a better understanding of the subject.

Students appreciate her efforts to help them through the transition period and are grateful that her new style of teaching is helping them bet-

ter understand the material.“Señorita Alexander made the

transition smooth and got us back on track,” senior Jon Ly said.

His major concern was what would happen to the class once De Leon had left.

But he found that Alexander’s efforts to ensure that students un-derstood the changes that had taken place and he felt comfortable with the new teaching style, streamlined the transition with little reverbera-tions.

“I think the students are doing remarkably well,” Alexander said.

Academics March 26, 20108

| Matt Porter & Joe Skopowski| After failing to acquire enough

students for a class for the last few years, Advance Placement Euro-pean History returns as a course for the next school year.

Taking the course in the 2010-2011 seems like a good opportunity to some students.

“I tried to take it last year, but there weren’t enough students,” sophomore Anerudhan Padmanab-han said. “I saw a lot of people there at the electives fair, so I hope it doesn’t get cancelled next year.”

Since AP European history is unique compared to other history courses, this course sparks a lot of interest into students that enjoy history.

“I think it’s a fun subject and

it’s good because it will help me have the most AP classes that I can handle,” sophomore Sean Rogers said.

It seems that social studies teacher Kenneth Prowell is set to teach the class.

“We used to have it every year, up until around 1999, when they changed the curriculum so tenth graders had to take a history class, so became a little sporadic, started coming off and on,” Prowell said. “This is what I came into teaching for.”

Some students still take Ap European History at other schools. through other schools.

“It’s at Centreville,” senior Greg Doolittle said.“I’m the only one from Chantilly there.”

Class returns from hiatus AP European History will be available next year for the first time in 2 years due to high demand

Photo By Sarah Meier

World History II student sophomore Ryce Sauer writes her warm-up in her notebook. Having interactive notebooks keeps students organized and on top of their work.

New teacherfrom page 6

| Sarah Meier | When it comes to teaching, every teacher has a different style. History teacher, Kendra Murphy, uses interactive notebooks and brain breaks to keep her students in check.“I think that using interactive notebooks with my students helps them to keep organized and helps them process things in different ways. Interactive notebooks probably help my students to keep track of there things so at the end of the year they have all of their work in one place.” Murphy said. In Murphy’s class, an interactive notebook is a place to store everything from homework to quizzes. “Using a notebook does keep me organized but it’s also hard when you don’t put every-thing in order, because it’s annoying to have to go back and figure out where everything goes before a notebook check.” Said Samantha Meason, a sophomore in Ms. Murphy’s class, “I think an interactive notebook will help me study for the SOL’s because I can just go back to whichever unit I feel I need to study.” Ms. Murphy has also been known to use brain breaks to get her students up and moving in the middle of class. \“I think brain breaks are effective because they

give my students a break from history for a couple minutes, and they also get the blood flowing in their brains.”English teacher Michelle Harris, gives her students a two minute break in the middle of class to keep them engaged.

“I like to give the kids a chance to stand up, stretch and breathe in some oxygen which reinvigorates their brains allowing them to concentrate better. Also, the break gives me a minute to gather my thoughts and think about the direction of my lesson while giving the kids the chance to ask questions and seek clarification if needed. ” Harris said. Ms. Harris has found that having a daily two minute break keeps her students in class and helps them to focus.“The kids know the break is coming, so they tend to stay focused! An advantage of having class in a trailer is the fresh air, who can’t use a breath of fresh air to rejuvenate themselves and ready themselves for more of English class! ”“I like Mrs. Harris’ two minute breaks because you can go to the bathroom and do other fun stuff,” senior Sam Meshanko said.

New teaching methods to enhance learningTeachers try to make students stay focused in class by

using interactive notebooks or 2-minute breaks

Students have first-hand experience in the real world Political Science course enables student to see how the

government works through various internships | Karina Bertness |

Senior Amanda Le heads out from her sixth period class around 12:30 p.m. and out to the parking lot to begin her trek into Washington D.C. to begin her internship at the office of the Chamber of Commerce for her Political Science class.

She walks into building, says “hello” to her supervisor for the day, and gets the rundown of what she needs to accomplish that afternoon before 5 p.m. when the Chamber closes.

Then, after the Chamber closes, she makes her journey back to the confines of Fairfax County.

Every year, Political Science students, instructed by social studies teacher Philip Cronin, are required to apply for an internship during the second semester of the course.

“I’m working at Congressman [Todd] Platts’ office,” senior Jack Brueneman said. “Basically,

so far they’ve had me file papers and enter stuff into the computer, and stuff like that.”

Le also finds herself doing a lot of admin-istrative work and running around being the typical intern.

“I help them with registration and talking to people about, like what they should do or where they can get stuff, or that kind of thing,” Le said. “I help them with their e-mail alerts and everything for events using Constant Con-tact, and I help them with their budget stuff, like I help them make up bills and see what people need to pay.”

However, adding and internship onto every B-day can make it more difficult to complete other schoolwork.

“Yeah, it makes it kind of difficult, because I don’t get home until around seven or so,” Brueneman said. “So I don’t really have any free time on B-days.”

Senior Chris Proppe writes a memo in his internship. Internships vary, from working in the congressional building to a senator’s office.

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SAArts & StyleMarch 26, 2009

| Lindsey Erdmann | For the feel of a true Italian restaurant, then Lucia’s

is the place to go. The restaurant is family owned by the grandson of Lucia, after whom the restaurant is named. When seated outside the restaurant, the experience is similar to that of a small bistro feeling, although, inside the serene colors give a very homey feeling. The kitchen is open toward most of the tables, where you can watch the chef hand toss the pizzas into the air, offering a little free entertainment.

When you arrive at the front desk, the greeting is welcoming and the hostess immediately seats you. Once seated, however, the waiter takes a while to take the order for beverages, and then longer to actually bring the drinks.

Once that was finally taken care of, a while had passed until the waiter came to bring the bread that is needed to curb hunger while waiting for the food to arrive. More time passed before the opportunity came to place the food order. The wait for the food, espe-cially calzones, seemed like an eternity since we were suffering from hunger pains. The check and take out boxes finally came, but by now, two hours have already passed. Lucia’s is definitely a place to relax and catch up on your friends’ life stories.

When the food finally comes, it looks like a good, traditional Italian dish. The dishes certainly do not look like an exquisite feast, it is more home style, but they do look very appetizing and you can tell that a lot of effort was put into making the meal.

Since the food is presented in a fashionable style, one can already tell that the food is appetizing. The piz-za is much larger than expected, probably about twice the size of a Papa John’s large for approximately 15 dollars and is like an authentic Italian pizza. The baked ziti has a little zest to it that will leave one wanting more. The calzones are very filling and one will want to take about half of it home after finished. The Gnocchi is always a safe bet when unsure what to order. It may not look like a big portion, but it is very filling. The best dessert item on the menu is the raspberry ravioli. It may sound like a weird combination but trust me, it works.

The price range is very reasonable for the general public, but for students on a budget, it is on the more expensive side. Especially if you decide to take home some canolis.

Overall, I would recommend that you go to Lucia’s for any occasion from homecoming dinner to your best friends’ birthday.

Delicious dining at Lucia’sItalian Restaurant service painfully slow, but worth it

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The delicious taste of Lucia’s gnocchi was well worth the wait that exceeded 2 hours. The reasonable price and presentablility make the restaurant appropriete for dining with friends and family.

2531 john Milton drive, herndon(703) 476-4400 • www.restaurant.com/luciasrest/

Atmosphere: The restaurant has a very welcoming appeal, as if entering someone’s home.

Service: Do not expect to wait for a seat, but to wait for the food.

Presentation: The dishes come out looking like an Italian masterpiece.

Food: The food was the same as any other authentic Italian restaurant.

Lucia’s Italian Ristorante

Rachel Katiahsenior

“Sandals, you can just style up an outfit. The nice thing about

sandals, they have fun colors and little details

you can coordinate with outfits but flip flops

are definitely the most comfortable.”

What is your must-have item for this

spring?

What is your favorite Disney movie?

| Katharine Lucas | The sold out general admission and nearly full seated

sections at the Patriot Center witnessed a display of ge-nius from Muse on March 1.

Muse opened with “Uprising,” one of the top tracks off their 2009 album “The Resistance.” I have never seen a more creative, mind-blowing, and totally unanticipated opener.

The three, approximately four-story set columns lifted from the center to reveal lead singer Matt Bellamy, bassist Christopher Walstonholme, and drummer Dominic How-ard; their complete sets stationed on the risen platforms.

The quality of their sound and power of Bellamy’s voice trumped any recorded version.

An elaborate display of constantly moving and per-fectly choreographed lights accompanied Muse’s complex, dynamic sound of progressive rock and electronica, with notable classical influences.

The band transitioned smoothly from song to song, as did the set. From “Resistance” to “Map of the Problama-tique,” Bellamy and Walstonholme’s platforms lowered to the floor, while Howard’s center platform remained one story raised.

Muse has never been just about their music; the plat-forms were also a canvas for their trademark artistic style.

They were lit with photos, videos, and computer designed images synchronized with and relevant to the music.

Along with their newly released tracks, Muse pre-formed some of their most recognizable ones including “Supermassive Black Hole” and “Starlight,” both from previous albums.

They were instantly recognizable. One chord, one beat

on the drum, one strum of the bass and the crowd went absolutely nuts.

Silversun Pickups opened for the British band, performing a mediocre set of hardly recognizable songs drowned out with excessive amp feedback.

I’m all for the inevitable temporary deafness after an incredible concert, but the combination of lead singer Brian Aubert’s acidic voice and signature Silversun grungy guitar solos had me covering my ears.

Aubert mumbled through most of the set which cov-ered songs from their 2005 album “Carnavas” and 2009

album “Swoon.” There were four moshers who seemingly enjoyed its entirety. Maybe five.

But for the bandwagon fans, “Lazy Eye” and “Panic Switch” finally surged some energy through the crowd. I’ll admit, I shot a video.

Before leaving the stage, Aubert promised a spectacu-lar show from Muse, give or take a few choice expletives.

It was a gross understatement.Muse left the east coast March 6th, and will finish their

U.S. tour in California, April 17. The tour ends in Europe in June.

The three giant tower-like buildings add to Muse’s reputation as one of the best bands to see live in concert. (Left to right)Band members Matthew Bellamy, Dominic Howard and Christopher Wolstenholme play guitar, drums, and bass.

Muse concert above the restPopular band is known for their

energy and skill in concert

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The Lion King30.5%

The Little Mermaid26.5%

Other18.5%

Cinderella6.5%

Snow White5.5%

Hercules4.5%

Beauty and the Beast4%

Up2%

Bambi1 %

Sleeping Beauty1 %

Arts & Style March 26, 201010

| Colleen Cook | Lacto. Ovo. Flexi. Pesco. All of these

words probably sound unfamiliar, and for good reason. Not many students opt for a voluntarily vegetarian lifestyle.

Surprisingly enough, there is more than one kind. Actually, there are up to six. I opted to be lacto-ovo/pesco for one week; pretty much as lenient as it gets in the world of vegetarianism.

This means that I continued to eat fish, eggs and dairy products while only cutting red meat, pork and poultry out of my diet.

One of the unintentional side effects my vegetarian lifestyle was weight loss. Seven pounds in five days, to be exact. This could have been because I gener-ally ate smaller portions at each meal, or perhaps because of my healthier protein intake.

I’m also a constant snacker. Periodic healthy snacks throughout the day, as opposed to eating three large meals, are more satisfying and filling, according to Elaine Magee, MPH, RD.

Staying fuller longer means less temptation to eat poorly and in large quantities, potentially leading to weight loss.

Although I don’t take vitamin supple-ments regularly and didn’t during my week as a vegetarian, I learned the

importance of B12 from friends who are on diets. Found in dairy, meat, and some cereals, vitamin B12 is essential for

good brain function and the formation of red blood cells.

Cutting red meat and poultry out of my diet also meant that I needed to find other sources of protein to prevent iron-deficient anemia.

After talking with other health-conscious individuals, I came up with a few ways to maintain my diet while still remaining strong and healthy. The easiest and most efficient way of going about this was consumption of soy-based product: edamame, soy burgers, soy milk, even soy corndogs.

I’m not going to lie – it was tough. I drove by Five Guys so many times that I could practically taste the juicy cheese-burger in my mouth.

But being vegetarian for a week chal-lenged me to reconsider my typically unhealthy eating habits; something I never would have done had I not been deprived of red meat and poultry.

I would definitely recommend it to all students whether they’re interested in eating healthier, losing weight, or just looking for a challenge.

And because of my experience, I plan to continue eating better while still spoiling myself once in awhile.

A little fried chicken never hurt anyone.

Testing out new waters

| Chloe Cunningham | Imagine Johnny Depp with massive

amounts of bright red hair, four inch long eyebrows, neon green eyes and more eye makeup than a 13-year-old-girl. This is what the Mad Hatter looked like in the remake of “Alice in Wonderland” directed by the ever popular Tim Burton.

In the movie, Alice, 19, returns to the imaginary world, Underland on accident only to discover she has been chosen as the only one who can defeat the Jabberwocky, the dragon controlled by the evil red queen.

Mia Wasikowska plays Alice and definitely is one to watch in the future. She is able to capture the naïveté of the young girl not ready to marry, along with Alice’s curiosity and drive to succeed.

Not surprising however, Johnny Depp is the star. His pure insanity mixed with mag-nificent makeup and costumes really make the movie. Critics have even gone as far to say that this is one his best roles thus far.

Underland itself, along with the rest of the movie is artfully created. The colors are ex-tremely vibrant and very imaginative. View-ers may not that not enough time is allowed for Underland to really shine. The rest of the movie also seems rushed and quickly makes its way to the climax.

The original Alice in Wonderland which was released in 1951 seemed to offer more

connection and heart but the 2010 remake gave this old movie a new updated appeal. The riveting and full of action plot and much more modern and contemporary spin allows it to appeal to more than just the under 10 age group.

This remake is obviously a Disney movie when Johnny Depp breaks into his happy dance or Futterwacking after the victorious fight between Alice and the Jabberwocky. This change of pace was humorous for some while others feel it ruined the mood or even the movie.

The mood of the movie can be considered a hybrid. It has the lightness of a Disney animated film but also has an eerie under-tone. This creepiness comes about due to Tim Burton’s directing. He has been known for making movies that are somewhat disturbing and this Disney remake is no different.

Alice in Wonderland pleasesThe classic Disney remake impresses audiences

with eccentric characters and costumes

Experimenting with vegetarianism for 1

week has proved to be very beneficial

▶ Helena Bonham Carter sat through three hours of make up everyday to transform into the Red Queen

▶ Crispin Glover’s character, the knave of hearts, is computer generated except for his head.

▶ Johnny Depp’s orange hair is an al-lusion to mercury poisoning used to cure felt on hats.

ALICE IN WONDERLAND

Photo By Miranda leung

| Molly Syme | For the first time since 2005, Chan-

tilly’s Drama Department went to the VHSL State Competition, placing fourth with their one act play, “Booby Trap.”

“We got fourth place, but we per-formed the best we’ve ever performed,” senior Kelsey Martin said.

However, despite their accomplish-ment of winning fourth place, the cast expected to earn a higher award.

“We were all disappointed,” Schnet-zler said. “We thought we did better than fourth. Fourth place seems to be the place Chantilly has been getting lately.”

In addition to advancing to the State Competition, seniors Chris Albrigo and Maggie Monk won “Outstanding Actor” and “Outstanding Actress” in the Regional Competition.

To qualify for competition with VHSL, Chantilly had to perform a one act play in the span of 35 minutes.

“The time constraint is the biggest thing,” Monk said. “If you meet the time requirements then the judges critique you and give you reviews.”

“Booby Trap” was written by drama instructor and director Ed Monk. The show’s plot tells of a soldier in a future war that accidently sits on a land mine in the midst of a battle zone. Because of the mine, he cannot move so he is left alone with his thoughts and memories.

“It’s really just a character study of what any human being would feel and think were they in a life threatening situ-ation,” Albrigo said.

Instead of a chronological story line, the play is composed of various flashbacks and flash forwards into the soldier’s life. According to senior Cory Davis, who plays the soldier’s mother-in-law, the whole story is “a montage of

time.”“So while he’s sitting there he looks

back on his life and the people who af-fected him,” Monk said, who plays Pete’s wife.

Albrigo, who acts as soldier Pete, ex-plains that the role is not easy to portray. He added that if in fact it was easy, he “would be doing it wrong.”

“I have to stay in the present and keep up that intensity and terror that this guy is about to die while also picking up the emotions of whatever the time I’m in,” Albrigo said. “Switching from emotion to emotion and mindset to mindset so quickly will get difficult.”

The entire act is intense with emotion, for all the characters.

“In the end she find’s out that he’s dead and I have to be really in shock,” Monk said. “I have to think about telling my son that his father’s dead when he hasn’t seen him in 11 months because of the war.”

The flashes forward and back are depicted on stage by only using specific lighting and stage direction. Albrigo does not move the entire show but he continually has to communicate with characters that are in sets behind him. Also, there is no gimmick to demonstrate a time change.

“You know just by the context,” Davis said. “It’s organized well so when I talk about when he’s dead, that’s a flash forward because obviously he’s not dead, he’s sitting right there.”

Ed Monk has written multiple plays for Chantilly including the one act plays they have competed with in years past.

“He writes about normal human emotions in extreme circumstances, or sometimes extreme,” Albrigo said. “He always uses it realistically.”

‘Booby Traps’ taken to stateChantilly Drama places in fourth place at the VHSL State Competition

Vegetarian sushi is a healthy alternative to traditional sushi. Rather than fish it is made from an avocado roll and provides protein.

Arts & Style 11Issue 6

| Miranda Leung | For most Americans who grew up in

the 90s, grainy textured Technicolor car-toons, words and names like Simba, Under the Sea, and Bambi are synonymous with none other than Disney, one of the most prominent film studios that produce clas-sics suitable for a wide range of audiences.

“I think ‘Sleeping Beauty’ is my favorite Disney film,” English teacher Nicole Leh-man said. “I remember growing up having a picture book of all Disney stories. It wasn’t like the Grimm Brothers version which is originally where that story came from, but it was with all the Disney pic-tures and all of that, and my parents would read to me from it so I think I was sort of enthralled by that even before I watched the film and I’ve always been drawn to ‘Sleeping Beauty.’”

While classic Disney films have mani-fested much of popular culture today, Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group continues to produce films, many of which that are more contemporary in comparison.

“The modern Disney films do not use traditional stories,” junior Billy Baker said. “The older ones use more traditional stories, more fairy-tale type things, and

I think that that definitely gives them a more classic feel and to me a more real feeling, while the newer ones feel a little bit newfangled and forced, but they’re still good.”

As a result, sentimental attachment to classic Disney films play a role in the wide range of opinions for contemporary films such as “Up.”

“I think it was up there with the rest of the Disney movies, but in terms of my per-sonal preference, I have a very nostalgic vision of the old Disney films and I really do prefer the hand-animated Disney films than the newer films,” Baker said.

One of the contributing factors to the varying opinions on contemporary Disney films might be related to the age group as well.

“I would say for me, as a 30-something woman, ‘Up’ spoke a lot to me,” Lehman said. “Probably because I’m just at a point of my life where I’m thinking a lot about a lot of the things that appeared in that movie, like life and death, children, spous-es, sort of like leaving your legacy and being concerned about if you’ll leave that legacy, will you always have the people you love with you, that kind of thing. But at the

same time, that was an incredibly uplifting film as well. ‘Up’ had a great message. But it was serious in nature, I would say, more so than maybe the earlier films.”

Despite using more digital and realistic animation nowadays instead of the classic hand-drawn animations, Disney recently released the film “The Princess and the Frog” which bends towards the more traditional style of earlier films.

“I’ve seen ‘Princess and the Frog’ three times,” sophomore Beth Ikeda said. “What I liked about it was that it wasn’t computer animated, because it’s more along the clas-sic Disney movies, and it had a lot of the same values and stuff and the movie was phenomenal.”

The hand-drawn style of animation as well as the fairytale-like themes central to earlier Disney films, are some of the top contributing factors to their appeal.

“I’d say that it’s the old storyline, the fact that it uses those classic story lines means it connects with a lot of people from a lot off cultures,” Baker said. “I also think it’s the organic emotion and real-ism behind it that I was talking about before that really makes hand animated old Disney films well-drawn [and] really

striking in terms of visuals and really real in emotion,” Baker said.

The music is also an integral and defin-ing aspect of Disney films.

“You know, when the soundtracks from ‘Little Mermaid’ and ‘Beauty and the Beast’ were topping the charts, where you had contemporary artists singing the songs, like Celine Dion did the song from Beauty and the Beast, because they were songs when I was in high school that were playing on the radio,” Lehman said. “Those were top 10 hits that came from Disney movies, which I think was really interest-ing.”

While there is still a continuation of many themes of classic Disney films, sequels do not always garner the same positive rating from Disney fans.

“Well, sequels are either really good or not that good,” Ikeda said. “‘Toy Story 2’ was a really good sequel because it kept up a lot of things like characters and it didn’t really change the plot, and it was just really well done. But, Aladdin’s sequel wasn’t that good, they kept changing the voices. The same thing with Lion King, it had great music, but the plot wasn’t that great,” Ikeda said.

Disney through the ages

Over the years, Disney has added to the classic movies using new technologies and characters

| Hal Dockins | “Run, definitely run!”

Dr. Grace Augustine shrieks for Jake Sully to get out of the way as a gigantic “Thanator” leaps off the screen and into your lap. The larger-than-life beast comes charging in your direction as a terrified Jake scrambles past your eyes. The Thanator crashes through the jungle snapping tree branches like twigs and driving shards at your head. Jake races for cover under the canopy as you dodge reckless swipes from enormous Thanator paws. Finally, Jake frees himself from almost certain death by plunging into a ra-vine and you swear you can feel a burst of water overtake yourself as well.

3D movies make the unreal feel real and the impos-sible feel possible by capturing the audience and pulling them directly into the action. Their use of three-dimen-sional display allows viewers to dodge obstacles, feel their way through terrain, and literally reach out and touch the characters. The use of 3D animation is a growing trend in the movie industry.

The aforementioned movie “Avatar” became a Thana-tor-sized hit as many viewers were captivated by the visual effects.

“The animation was really imaginative and elaborate,” senior Zach Alam said.

The science-fiction blockbuster became the first film to gross more than $2 billion and earned the title as the highest grossing picture off all time in North America and worldwide. The monster success of “Avatar” is a testament to the rise of 3D movies in the last few years.

Other lucrative 3D films in 2009 were Disney Pixar’s “Up,” Pixar’s second-highest grossing film of all time, and “Monster’s vs. Aliens,” the third-highest grossing animated film of the year worldwide. “Up” won two Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Score in 2010. 3D movies have become a staple in American culture.

“I enjoy the advance of technological entertainment,” Alam said. “[3D] makes movies better, you feel like you’re more in the action. If you want the extra rush, you got to pay the cash.”

But not everyone is a supporter of paying higher ticket prices to watch movies with 3D enhancement.

“It’s not worth the extra dollars,” senior Meghan Dease said. “Every Dis-ney movie is in 3D. I like the interac-tion but sometimes it feels overdone.”

3D films cost viewers an extra five dollars on average at the theater. The animation also grieves some viewers because the flashy cinematography.

“I hate 3D movies,” freshmen Daniel Biggar said. “They give me a headache. The fact that we have to wear glasses at the 3D movie make me go out of my mind.”

How could 3D movies be improved?“No glasses,” Biggar said. “A pop up screen, that would

be great.” Freshman Jennifer Loh said that if the movie is good

enough it should not need to be in 3D.

There is also debate over the longevity of three dimen-sional motion pictures.

Biggar believes they will not survive.“I think they’re a fad.” Biggar said. “I think it’s a good

thing that they’re going to be gone. They cost too much money to make.”

The thrill of being a part of the action is too much for some students to pass up, despite the increased price of admission.

“I like scary movies; it makes them extra scary when they’re in 3D,” freshman Gar-mai Harper said.

3D movies have already made a big splash at the box-office in 2010.

It only took “Alice in Won-derland” three days to become the highest grossing film of 2010 worldwide.

3D movies may not be going anywhere anytime soon.“I think they’re here to stay,” Rasheed said. “It’s better

entertainment.”

Photo illuStration By Shannon linford

3-D movies here to stay3-D movies here to stay3-D movies here to stay

Newest trend in movie making is popular with some while others find it dizzying and distracting

Senior Meghan Dease

“it’s gradually becoming something that’s here to stay. It’s cool, but I don’t want to be charged for it. they better change the price.”

3-D glasses may not be the most stylish, but for some the fashion is overlooked. Because 3-D offers an exciting and dif-ferent way to watch films, the higher cost is often worth it.

In-Depth March 26, 201012

Christianity

Judaism

A Season of Sacr fice

|Megan Amraen | When spring break

comes to mind, most people have thoughts of the Easter bunny

and going on hunts for colorful eggs. Those who do not go on Easter egg hunts or celebrate other holidays may celebrate the Jewish holiday of

Passover. Passover is a holiday which celebrates a time when the Jewish people fled from Egypt to Israel.

During Passover, Jewish people are to give up wheat products for seven to eight days, depending on which sect of Judaism they follow. This year, Passover begins at sunset on March 29. Most

Conservative and Reform Jewish people and those living outside of Israel will celebrate Passover for eight days ending at sunset on April 6.

During Passover, families celebrate with a large feast and the story of Passover.“It’s traditional every Passover to tell the story of Passover. That’s a key for a

lot of Jewish holidays, to tell the story of the holiday,” junior Billy Baker said. “What you do is you’re supposed to have what is called a seder and the seder

is a traditional Jewish feast. And there are four cups of wine and there is what is called motza, which is unleavened bread, to celebrate the fact that the Jews had to

flee from Egypt so quickly that they didn’t even have time to let their bread rise. We eat what is called maror, which is a bitter herb to celebrate the bitterness of the slavery.”

Even though they must give up wheat products, some sects of Judaism are less strict than others.

“We’re not too strict about giving up bread or anything like that,” sophomore Rachel Isakowitz said. “[We] give up wheat products for eight days, like you can’t even have cookies that have wheat in them.”

As Christianity is a more widely practiced religion, most people are not aware of the background of the Jewish religion.

Moses was a prominent Jewish prophet who lived until he was

about 120 years old, never reach-ing Israel. The holiday of

Passover celebrates the sacrifice and bravery

of Moses.

| Tomi Olabanji |Before the children’s baskets are

stuffed with plastic pastel-colored eggs and chocolate bunnies, those who celebrate and practice the Chris-tian religion celebrate the season of Lent.

Lent is a seven-week period in when Catholic Christians give up something important to them. Sun-days, the day that commemorate the

resurrection of Jesus Christ, are not counted within the period of Lent for that reason. Lent is the season of soul-searching and taking the time to find the true meaning of an individual’s life.

“I gave up a lot of things actually,” sophomore Melissa Hernandez said. “For personal satisfaction, I gave up drawing because that is very special to me, and I using it to cope with my emotions when I am upset.”

What a person decides to give up can be anything important to them, such as caffeine, texting or sweets.

“I wanted to give up something that I knew I would be capable of giving up, but at the same time would benefit me and my health,” sophomore Lauren Yates. “I decided to give up sweets because I re-ally like them and they are one of my favorite things ever.”

The season of Lent ends the day before Easter each year. Easter symbolizes the day Jesus Christ rose from the dead after being nailed on the cross by people who refused to listen to his teachings. The season of Lent symbolizes the sacrifice Jesus went through up to his death. Newer Easter traditions such as the Easter Bunny, colored hardboiled eggs and chocolate eggs, have evolved from the tradition of painting or dying chicken eggs.

The Christian religion is centered on the idea of forgiveness, as well as a sense of sacrifice in order to attain forgiveness.

Unlike during Passover, Christians can give up non-food items. Some students who are not Christian give up something just to see if they can do it.

“[I gave up] cursing. It didn’t go well because someone kicked meright afterward just to try to get me to quit,” freshman Connie Ngo said. “I tried and it’s getting better. I just wanted to do it because a lot of my friends are Christian.”

Hernandez also thinks that impor-tant sacrifices are more valuable than meaningless ones.

“A lot of other people make major sacrifices, some big and some small, and if we could put ourselves in their shoes for a bit and see what it is like, then maybe we can relate to them,” Hernandez said.

What have you given up for Lent?

“I gave up wearing jeans. I wear jeans almost every day so it was weird not being able to wear them. There is only so much you can wear besides khaki, sweatpants and yoga pants. That’s why I only lasted, like, a week.”

Kristen Perkins junior

“For Lent, I stopped using escalators. Now, whenever I go to the mall or other places, I only use the stairs. It’s really tiring, but it’s a good workout.”

Gina Pido senior

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March brings a connection between Judaism and Christianity as

students give up something to celebrate their religions

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Why are you a sub?I wasn’t happy at my career job, government employment, so I wanted to retire at my earliest opportunity. The reason why I want to sub-teach is because I love kids. I’ve been working with kids since I was 15, either teaching how to play sports or teach-ing Spanish. To see if I liked to sub, I did some subbing to see if I could stand you all and it turned out, ‘Hey, this is cool beans.” If I didn’t enjoy subbing, I’d be playing golf with my homies.How old are you? 70How did you get interested in wars? My lowest grade in history was a 100. I just loved history because I loved reading about history. The Civil War is my passion. You must under-stand what sent those men to war or you cannot understand yourself as an American citizen. Were you ever a teacher? No. How long have you been substituting?18 years, since 1992.What are the top five most interesting moments in your life?1. Graduating from college because it was so hard for me because I chased too many skirts and drank too many beers. I flunked out and had to go back. 2. Marriage with my lovely wife Lannette. We met in 1968, mar-ried in 1971. I gave her a big rock.3. Making the Georgetown basketball team— trying out and making it. Some of the fellas didn’t think I was good enough to play at the Division 1 level.

4. Birth of my son, November 1976. He was the first child, and he was a boy. Males like to have boys, right?5. Retiring from the government and teaching at Chantilly. I love kids.What was the craziest thing you did in your youth?When we got a sailor to buy us a case of beer— we were under-age, 17, but the drinking age was 18 so it wasn’t that big of a difference. We had never drunk before. We found out how bad it tasted and poured it out; it just tasted awful. I guess in today’s society, that’s pretty mild.What were your beliefs during the wars you lived through?Lesson learned: War is hell, it is not the answer the Civil War. My war would have been the Vietnam, but I was turned down because I couldn’t see. Not so sure there is such a thing as a just war. World War I and World War II [were] necessary. [I’m] unsure about the recents. What’s the greatest life lesson you have learned?Being thrown out of Georgetown and realizing for the first time in my life that “I gotta get serious.” When they woke me up and threw me out, I turned things around. My parents warned me. The Jesuits, they woke my dead ass up. For a while, I was so em-barrassed and humiliated. I couldn’t tell them I got thrown out. I told them I took a year off to work so I could gather money to pay for my final two years at Georgetown. What are your hobbies? Golf, history club, going to Myrtle Beach and just relaxing.

All about Abadie

Abadie subs for a drama class. “The thing I like about subbing is the enthusiasm of the kids and the informal teaching environment, it allows me to attempt to teach these kids how to survive.”

Abadie brought his vintage Civil War guns to school on March 10. He shares his interest in the Civil War when he substitutes for history classes.

Abadie sets up his swing March 18.“Old elephants go some place to die; old men do too: the golf course,” Abadie said.

Pardee Abadie takes a short break after golfing at Brambleton Golf Course in Loudon County. “The place I feel most comfortable is the golf course because it is like heaven. It has everything require: good food, peace, friends and usually fine weather.”

Students learn valuable life lessons from an influential substitute

Abadie takes a swing at the Brambleton Golf course in Loudon County.Golfing is one of his favorite hobbies.

| Shevy Chaganti & Hanna Dickinson & Miranda Leung |

We walk into the classroom of perhaps our favorite or most dreaded subject, not amused in the slightest to listen to what seems to be the thousandth lecture

we will have heard in the course of a week. Met with the sight of a rather tall man with Mickey Mouse flip-up glasses, we give a sigh of relief knowing that everything will be O.K. For the next hour and a half, the anxieties of enduring a

monotonous lecture will have been blown to smithereens as we listen to spirited stories of war history. We leave the class with our own story to tell, about none other than the man who has withstood the test of time: Pardee Abadie.

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| Molly Price |It is St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, what are you going to

wear? Green, of course, but do you know why?There are many myths surrounding St. Patrick, but the

most common is that he drove the snakes out of Ireland and into the Irish sea. Snakes, however, have never been native to Ireland.

“I’m almost all Irish,” junior Breanne Saitta said. “I don’t know any history behind the day. It’s not a big part of us, but we try to celebrate it.”

St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated in the United States by wearing green and eating traditional Irish foods, like potato soup, soda bread and bacon and cabbage.

“We celebrate with different Irish food, like soda bread,” Saitta said. “We get green bagels and we eat a lot of Irish food.”

In Ireland, people normally celebrate St. Patrick’s Day by going to church in the morning and partying in the afternoon.

St. Patrick’s Day takes place during the Lenten season. During the Lenten season meat is not to be consumed, traditionally. But, in Ireland, meat is allowed on St. Patrick’s Day.

Every year on the weekend before St. Patrick’s Day in Washington D.C., there is a parade. The parade is between7 and Seventeenth Street. During the parade this year there was a marching band, Irish dancers and people dressed up in traditional Irish clothing.

The St. Patrick’s Day parade was first held in New York, consisting of Irish soldiers serving in the American army in 1762. It is the oldest and largest civilian parade.

The three-leaf clover, leprechauns and green are the

three main symbols associated with St. Patrick’s Day. St. Patrick used the tree-leaf clover to symbolize the holy trin-ity. Leprechauns, or “lobaircins” meaning “small bodied people,” stem from the Celtic belief in fairies.

“Green is my favorite color and I’m kind of like obsessed with it, so I just try to wear as much green as I possibly can,” sophomore Delaney Dreyer said. “Someone gave this three-leaf clover hat to me so I decided to wear it.”

Green is commonly worn on St. Patrick’s Day in Ameri-ca, but in Ireland, green is considered unlucky.

A lucky dayStudents wear greeen to celebrate

the popular holiday St.Patrick’s Day without knowing the significance

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Sophomore Delaney Dreyer went all out in celebrating St. Patrick’s Day this year. “Green is my favorite color and I’m kind of, like, obsessed with it,” Dreyer said.

| Amanda Sparacino |Swimming outside in the sunshine, or swim-

ming inside with a roof overhead? Grilling chick-en on the patio, or pan-searing it inside? Playing soccer games out on the field, or playing inside at the Sportsplex? Going out on a picnic, or heading out to a restaurant? While most students would prefer the wonders of the great outdoors, a sud-den downpour can change students’ plans in an instant.

“When my tennis matches get cancelled because of the rain, I really hate going indoors and conditioning for hours,” sophomore Anita Chitnis said. “But sometimes they make us run in the rain which is even worse because it’s cold and wet.”

Despite all of the negative aspects of rainy days, some students look for ways to make the best of the situation when all outdoor activities are cancelled.

“I have an entire movie marathon all day and watch [Degrassi] or catch up on shows I missed because I was doing homework or playing ten-nis,” sophomore Ariana Mollers said.

While the rain can put some in a slump because there is ‘nothing to do,’ it can also inspire others, like senior Chris Albrigo.

“I write most of my music on days you can’t go outside,” Albrigo said. “Most activities are can-celled, so I just sit in front of the piano or guitar and play.”

With school consuming most of the hours in every week, students typically forget about their typical, household chores such as keeping their rooms clean.

“When it’s a rainy day, I reorganize my closet and dresser because I’m bored and there’s noth-ing else to do,” sophomore Saba Amjad said.

Most people do not realize students like to have fun just like they did in the past.

Rain, go awayStudents find ways to entertain

themselves in bad weather

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Junior Hayley Thomas cleans up after a group of children painted their pottery at Clay Cafe. She enjoys working at Clay Cafe because it is quiet and she gets to spend a significant amount of time helping groups of children.

| Emily Hargreaves |Leaving the compulsive clinking of coins in a

cash register, spilled food and griping customers behind, many students sprint for jobs that suit their interests best.

With a growing variety of services in today’s society, there is an increase just as large with the variety of job opportunities for high school students.

Many students who play sports use their knowledge of the game to earn a few bucks in their free time.

“I ref basketball with my sister because since we know the game,” senior Megan Quetsch said, “it is easy and it keeps us involved in the sport.”

Being a referee is an option for many teenagers and, depending on what level of game, sometimes little to no actual training is needed.

For example, for most house leagues, as in CYA and SYA youth leagues, the only prerequisite is knowing the game and a refereeing clinic is preferred.

Students can also find other jobs that fit their sports.

“I work as a lifeguard year round,” junior Rebecca Keatinge said. “I love it because it keeps me at the pool, and it’s usually convenient for practices and stuff.”

Other students simply want to make money

without dramatic, demanding customers.“I like working at my dad’s office because the

pay is nice and I don’t have to deal with people that annoy me or screaming children,” junior Joe Donegan said.

In jobs other than office jobs there are ways to avoid a fear for many teens, the screaming customer.

“I work at Clay Café, and it’s a lot of fun because it’s really quiet, people basically sit, paint and talk to each other,” junior Hayley Thomas said. “It’s great because my boss is chill and all I need to do is pick up people’s pottery when they’re done and clean the tables.”

There is also something to be said about working with children.

“A lot of little kids come in to paint, they’re so cute, but aside from the occasional party, I don’t really have to help them,” Thomas said.

Working just about anywhere, students are bound to have run-ins with children, some students even handle them on a day to day basis.

“I work at Fair Lakes Children’s Center,” junior Mikey Edwards said. “It’s a day care basically down the road [from Chantilly High School]; it is so much fun to work the youngsters, exhausting, but fun.”

Students work atypical jobs

Students have fun, interesting ways to earn money

| Ciara Robinson |Christmas Day: presents have been opened, food has been eaten, and things are finally winding down. That is until you hear the clock strike three and realize you are late to leave for your mom’s house in order to do it all over again. This is the scenario students with divorced parents face every year around the holidays.Children of divorced parents must learn to adapt to the new environment they face.“I was only three when my parents first got divorced, so I didn’t really know what was going on,” senior Allison Norden said. “But according to my parents I would get really frustrated not seeing them together anymore.” Many kids, like Norden, face the set-back of their parents getting divorced at a young age. While it may be difficult for them to adjust, they find that after a few years, it becomes second nature to them. “When my parents first divorced I would forget my stuff at each house sometimes,” sophomore Amanda Gartrell said. “But now I remember to bring everything back and forth and don’t forget.”Having separate houses can be difficult to live in. With two rooms, two sets of families, and two lifestyles to live, some students find themselves instead spending more time at one house than the other, in order to not get as stressed.“Because my dad lives in Arlington, I only go to his house every other weekend and holidays,” Norden said. “That way, I don’t really have school things I would forget, or have to drive all that way in the morning to school.”While most students now have a stable, consistent sched-ule when going to each house, it begins to get thrown off when the holidays come around. Many face the task of evenly separating the times for holidays such as Christ-mas, New Years, and July 4. “The only holiday I split houses for is Christmas,” Gartrell said. “I’ll be at one house in the morning, then go to the other house in the afternoon. Then next year it’s reversed. For other holidays I just go back and forth every year. So if I spend New Year’s with my dad one year, I’ll spend it with my mom the next.”Norden, on the other hand, spends Christmas with her mom, then celebrates the day after with her dad, in order to not have to rush.Then there are other cases however, such as with senior Matt Sweeney, who does not see his dad as often as most,

be-cause he lives in Florida. “I go visit my dad every summer and every other Christmas,” Sweeney said.While it may seem weird to not have another parent to rely on, Sweeney’s parents divorced when he was three, so he has become accustomed to his unusual schedule. Another aspect kids with divorced parents must deal with is having step-siblings and half-siblings. Gartrell has three real sisters, one half sister, and two step brothers. “It gets some people really confused,” Gartrell said. “I’m used to it by now, but people sometimes can’t understand how the different houses work and which

sib-lings I see when.”

While many do sometimes feel stress

building when it comes to their hectic schedule

with different houses, most also know they are better off than

if their parents were together.“Having divorced parents does not change my view of them because they were obviously unhappy together and had they stayed together then things would have been more difficult,” junior Laura Romulus said. Still, it can be difficult for students to not have the “per-fect family,” and sometimes struggle with their parents not getting along.“Sometimes my mom and dad argue about financial stuff and it can get awkward, but they try to work things out,” Gartrell said.Divorces not only ruin the relationship between parents, but can also bruise a relationship between parent and child. “It became hard to grow up without a father figure,” Sweeney said.However, while it is incredibly difficult for children of

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| Christy Harper |On her way to class in the morning, before school

starts Junior Missy Forbach checks her phone for impor-tant message from her friend. She quickly realizes that she has no service and she will now have to wait until later to hear from her friend. Students throughout the school have trouble getting cell phone service in the different places in the school.

“The lack of cell phone service in the school can be re-ally frustrating sometimes,” Forbach said. “I have Verizon, which has terrible reception throughout the school. It is annoying that if I wanted to talk to someone on my way

out of the school or after school I have to go to certain places to get service.”

AT&T gets the best cell phone service in the school because there is a reception tower close by, so most of the administrators use it so they can use their phones at school.

Many students text throughout the school day and before and after school, but it can often be confusing to know where they will get service.

“It can get annoying finding cell service,” Forbach said. “Now I have a pretty good idea of where I can text and make calls, but it took me awhile to figure it out freshman

year.” People also cannot simply ask others where there is good service because it changes between different phone companies. The service varies greatly thoughout the school. Sprint and AT&T might have full service in one area of the school, but verizon may not have any in the same loca-tion.

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Living with the consequences

Students learn they must take responsibility for their actions

| Sydney MaHan |People always say think about what you

do because it can affect you later on. Every action has a consequence. In some cases the consequences aren’t so pleasant.

Every year, students are given a bright yellow book by the county that outlines all the rules and regulations that must be followed. If students don’t comply with these rules, they must face dire consequences.

For most students, following these rules is not an issue. Other students make mistakes and face suspension or expulsion based on the offense.

“ I think the punishments are reasonable because it make people behave better.However students should have a say in the consequences of the rules because we’re the ones who have to follow them,”sophomore Ariel Kao said.

Students may be suspended or expelled based on multiple offenses such as being under the influence on school grounds,

having alcoholic beverages at school, carrying weapons of any sort or having drugs with or on their person.

“If a student is assigned in-school suspension then they can not appeal the decision made. However, for an offense that is not expellable students can contact the principal to see if an appeal will be granted,” subschool assistant principal Timothy O’Reilly said.

The Student Rights and Responsibility booklet outlines specific offenses that only the hearing office can appeal. However, the main office at Chantilly has no flexibility in reporting to the hearing office. Thus, if a student has broken the rules, the hearing office will know about it.

“We encourage the administrators and faculty to enforce the SR&R rules. I feel that the rules are pretty clear. We make sure students and their parents understand the situation at hand and why the action is being taken,” Principal James Kacur said. “We try to have the best communication

possible.” The consequences outlined in the SR&

R process for suspension and appeals are determined by the severity of the offense. If a student is suspended or expelled it not only has an effect on the student, but their families, and siblings as well as their friends.

“We try to help the siblings of the students who are suspended by encouraging them to continue on at school and be as successful as they can,” subschool 2 counselor Maureen Truncale said. “We offer advice and support them. It depends on the situation, however, If the student is coping well, then they’re okay but if they’re

struggling then we try to assist them.”There are many reasons why a student

being suspended or possibly expelled can affect the families as well as the school community.

“It depends on the circumstances many times confidentiality gets broken by the student involved. The impact of this is based on the seriousness and the amount of people involved. Principal James Kacur said. “Kids make poor choices, and we understand that they make mistakes. We hope they can learn and grow from them.”

Students have the right to appeal their own cases. An understanding of the SR&R book and rules would help students.

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| David Cooper |Do you ever get tired of the same old lunch in the

cafeteria? Are you bored with how you obtain your lunch? Ever thought about what you would do to change the lunch period to make it more interesting? Some students have grown wary of doing the same thing each lunch and have come up with ways to change lunch for the greater good of the students.

Junior Angela Nah’s biggest problem with lunch is the available options at any given day.

“You know how they have certain foods on certain days,” Nah said. “Well they cafeteria should serve all of the foods all of the time.”

Nah’s dream for the cafeteria is to change it into a large buffet with lines for food that does not come from the school such as Chinese take out.

Freshman Sosan Malik has changes just as drastic in mind. Instead of addressing the variety of food she would like to address the health value.

“I would change the food and all that nasty stuff,” Malik said. “I would get rid of stuff like the oily pizza and Id get some healthy food.”

Malik would like to see an inclusion of a salad bar where students could walk up and pick the individual parts of a lunch that students know is healthy for them. Malik does not plan on leaving out students who dont watch their weight.

“The Philly cheese steak at the school are disgusting. I would get real steak and the students would say how they wanted it to be cooked.”

Not everyone has a distaste for the food. Sophomore Jonathan Mandes Viruet would like to keep the meals but change the layout of the cafeteria.

“Even though the new seats are good, I would have more table and seats because there are students who are left out because the tables are full, I would really try and maximize space.”

As for the food, Mandes Viruet finds nothing wrong with it. “It is good to hold you over until you get home. It should definitely stay.”

Students dream about how they may be able to improve their lunch experience

Changing the Cafeteria

| Caroline Bailey |For the past 8 years we’ve all seen average Joes

and Janes be turned to celebrities through shows like American Idol, America’s Got Talent, America’s Next Top Model, and have even seen people be discovered through YouTube and MySpace. It seems as though fame is within reach for almost everyone thanks to technology and new ways of getting yourself recognized, but the truth is, it requires a lot of work and resilience.

Sophomore Delaney Dreyer aspires to become a professional model or actress and works with an agency called “Camera Ready Kids” in order to book jobs.

“Right now I have a manager for acting and modeling, so whenever she tells me that there are auditions somewhere I go to them,” Dreyer said.

Unfortunately, it’s easy to be overlooked if you don’t have the “look” or qualities needed.

“The fashion industry is very competitive,” fashion marketing teacher Karyn Jones said. “It takes a lot of time and dedication to become a successful fashion designer. Models do receive a lot of pressure to remain skinny. The industry is now setting standards to protect models.”

Students feel the pressure to perform their best and reach a level of almost perfection in order to be

prosperous in the industry.“It’s very competitive,” Dreyer said. “I do get

intimidated. I’ve been sitting in the lobby for my audition and I’ll be like ‘She’s pretty than me,’ ‘Oh I’m not going to get this because of this.’ It’s very competitive and you have to be the best you can be; you can’t just be OK or you’re not going to succeed.”

While students may have dreams of achieving the highest status such as lead actor or supermodel many might not realize that there is much work involved.

“The pros of the industry is that it is ever changing, fast paced, and a lot of fun,” Jones said. “The cons are that it takes the right person to be successful. Whether you choose to go the fashion merchandising route or the fashion design route, one needs to pay his or her dues to advance to

Some students interested in acting, modeling, and singing do not wish to continue after graduating from high school.

“For me [modeling and acting] was like more of a thing to do for fun,” sophomore Grace Gardener said. “I’m not considering it as a career path. I used to but I decided that it was kind of unpractical.”

Even though a future in the industry, is not probable, she still continues modeling as a hobby.

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staff editorial

You’re sick, tired and having an awful day as it is. Can it get much worse? Yes, indeed, it can. Walking to your next class, you’re barked at by a teacher to hurry up, even though the warning bell has only just rung. Going to the clinic in between classes, you are stopped and interrogated by a faculty member in the hallway because you

don’t have a pass with you. When you get to the clinic,

you are curtly told to go back to class because you don’t have a pass allowing you to be there in the first place. One simple request turns into a multiple unpleasant, disrespectful interactions.

Lately, students have been troubled by the lack of helpfulness

displayed by some of our school’s staff. While these tactics may be the result of something as valid as continual frustration with a particular student, they are not acceptable behaviors displayed by educators in one of the country’s most renowned teaching districts.

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| Suzy Estrada | I get it; it seems like absolutely everyone is pushing you

to take that extra AP or Honors class. But please, think hard before placing that fateful checkmark on your course selection sheet.

Some of us are sick of being stuck in classes with people who don’t care or goof off to the point where it’s distracting.

For example, take the last review session for an AP test that I went to after school. I assumed that only students who actually cared about their grades would attend. When I arrived at the cafeteria, though, it was packed. All was passing smoothly until one of the teachers running the review spent about 20 minutes of my time yelling at a select group of students who had been whispering during his speech. I was there to learn, not to listen to a sermon on proper etiquette. All I kept thinking was ‘if you’re only here to talk, then why show up at all?’ It’s not worth my time, or yours, for a student to sign up for a difficult class if he or she doesn’t care to put in the effort.

Sleeping during class is another source of my irritation. I know that it’s a personal choice to sleep during class, but when

someone wakes up and asks me to brief him on the past hour of class material, I can’t help but be a little peeved.

The sound of people complaining about their mounds of homework hurts my ears. It’s even worse when I hear “That’s due tomorrow? I haven’t even started it!” I hate being the one who is pressured to share her answers just because someone else didn’t feel like doing work that I spent hours on. It’s not fair to me that others get the same credit that I do when I put in the extra thinking, reading and studying when I could have been relaxing.

That said, I have no problem with students who try their very hardest but still can’t make the “A” grade. I may sound like every gym teacher you’ve ever known in your life, but effort goes a long way with me. Perhaps I’m the only student in the school who believes this but homework has a purpose. Aside from being an awesome grade booster, it helps reinforce everything taught in class that day. You signed yourself up for this class; if you don’t want to do homework, maybe you should look into the course description before taking the load on.

Please, just put a little bit of effort, and do the homework assigned. Otherwise, don’t take the class.

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Everyone is familiar with the proverbial Soccer Mom mini-van—

plastered in “OBX” and “My child is an honor student” bumper stickers, broadcasting

information other drivers couldn’t care less about.

It’s hard to escape them, especially in morning traffic jams.

Thanks, but I don’t need to know that the driver of the red Corolla in front of me attended Rocky Run Middle School, plays a plethora of sports, and received a Presidential Fitness Award in elementary school.

It’s not my fault that I know so much about them when they openly broadcast this information wherever they go.

A friend of mine likened the stickers

adorning Proud Parent passenger wagons to being the vehicular tramp stamp.

At first I was outraged, but on second thought, she’s right.

It’s branding your car with your personal identity in a way you can never reverse. I mean, have you tried getting a bumper sticker off of a car? It’s no easy feat. Once it’s on, it’s on for good.

Like tattoos, they’re now a part of the host themselves as they slowly deteriorate, colors fade, things start to sag.

Besides, bumper stickers are merely invitations to not be friends.

Some people think that driving is the best time to make a bold statement that might offend someone, because tensions aren’t running quite high enough when you’re on

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and disrespect. The highest degree of dis-respect that a faculty member can impose upon a student is an assumption, regardless of what form it presents itself. Bottom line: Unfounded distrust breeds disrespect, and vice versa.

We all deserve the respect and patience that accompany successful learning. And without the encouragement of educators and administrators to fos-ter our interest in the classroom, motivation to succeed is minimal at best.

We do acknowledge and praise faculty and staff that deal with students in a more positive, proactive manner. Some of our best learning experiences in high school have been shaped by teachers and administrators who take the time to know us and value our input.

So don’t yell at us to get to class. It’s callous and unnecessary and causes students to believe that you are unable to communicate with them on a level of respect.

At the end of the day, it all comes down to the golden rule. Faculty should treat students the way they themselves wish to be treated, with patience and, above all, respect. If you already do so, we commend you. If not, reconsider your options. The only way to gain respect is to give it.

Independence from page 18Stepping too far over the line

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When is the school’s job done? When we leave school? When we get home?

Recently, I have been asking myself these questions when I feel as though my privacy has been violated by school.

It was brought to my attention that the school security has been accused of constructing a Facebook profile in order to keep an eye on Chantilly’s students and creep through their profiles; I believe this is simply an invasion of privacy.

Though I do appreciate everything that our school security does for us while we are in school, I think that this is completely unnecessary and done purely for amusement. Just by thinking of any administrator, officer, or teacher at our school peering at pictures of my friends and I under a terrible pseudonym, it makes me feel exceptionally uncomfortable.

I think that there is a line between ensuring safety and being inappropriate, and I’m afraid that the school staff making sham Facebook profiles to creep on students is completely unnecessary and essentially quite disconcerting. So whoever/wherever you are, Blair Alford, please refrain.

| Gina Seymour | People always find ways to abuse things. Whether it is

alcohol, drugs or even parents’ leniency, there will always be at least one person who becomes addicted and ruins it for others. Facebook is no exception. I’ll admit that I, like most teenagers, am somewhat “addicted” to Facebook. There is a difference though between checking your up-dates every day, and what Facebook addicts do.

There are two main types of addicts, the “Status Updater” and the “Application Sender.” The severity of a Facebook addict's addiction varies.

The Status Updater is the less severe of the two addicts.

Status Updaters will update their status three or more times a day. Whether it is what his schedule is for the entire day and his opinion on it, what he wishes he could do if his "parents weren't so annoying," or worst of all, the depressing song lyrics.

It would not normally bother me if people put up a status or two about their life. But once it gets to the point when all I see on my Facebook news feed is your mini-autobiography it gets old.

The most vomit-inducing type of post by a Status Updater will be in some way about his significant other. Kudos for being in a relationship, but two months is not a real anniversary.

Please do not notify me on Facebook about your second-week, third-hour and seventh-and-a-half minute anniversary and how much you are in love. It is nauseat-ing. While the Status Updater can annoy many with his updates covering your news feed, the Application Sender is even worse.

For normal people, it's exciting to log on to Facebook and see that you've received a notification. Then you read,

"This person (whom you have not talked to since middle school) has sent you a goldfish on Aquarium!”

I do not recall asking for anyone to send me a fish, let alone a nonexistent one. Creating a fake aquarium on a social networking site does not interest me.

So I have to say to all of the addicts out there reading this…No, I do no want to adopt your baby gorilla. I do not want to know which Twilight character I am. I espe-cially do not want your stupid farm.

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The birds start chirping; coats are stripped off; the sun starts shining, and spring track and field begins.

Students interested in running and field events have the option of participating in their sport year-round. In the fall, there is cross-country, in the winter, indoor track and in the spring, outdoor track and field. The major differences and obstacles between these seasons turn out to be the weather for practices and the location for meets.

“The weather is so much nicer in the spring and it’s a lot easier to practice because it’s warmer and your muscles don’t get as tight,” sophomore Kathryn Ingraham said.

Usually at the start of the spring season there is not much of a change but eventually students hope the weather will get nicer. During both the winter and spring seasons, athletes practice every day outside.

“People think that it’s warmer out,” track and field head coach Matt Gilchrist said. “But in reality it’s cold, windy and wet up until mid-April.”

Junior Mohamed Labor-Koroma likes outdoor track and field better due to the open areas and the simplicity of meets. Compare to outdoor track and field, indoor track has awkward distances due to the lack of space.

“The practices are pretty much the same but where you perform, where you do your meets is different,” Labor-Koroma said.

Due to the change in weather, students are drawn more to the outdoor season in the spring.

“In the winter time a lot of kids want to stay home,” assistant throws coach Anver Ansari said. “It’s too cold.”

A total of 160 athletes tried out for spring track and field, differing from the 105 athletes who tried out for indoor.

“Most people feel a little more excited about outdoor track since it feels a little more legitimate and you know we’re just out there having a good time,” junior Nina Ullom said.

But just how do new athletes who had not participated in winter track fit in to track and field?

“We just pick it up from the get go and just hit the ground running,” Ullom said. “We show them how we warm up and everything and we just keep going like how it was in indoor. They get used to it eventually.”

Every member of the team has to start from scratch and start conditioning training.

“You sort of take a short step backwards just to start off the season,” Gilchrist said. “It’s a lot about learning technique and skill. You’re teaching them all over again and even the most advanced ones need that reminder on how to do things correctly.”

New athletes get incorporated into the team through practices, secret pals and team dinners.

“I mean you just spend so much time together that

Runners transition to the warmer weather as they go from indoor to outdoor track

The eighth-ranked Chantilly boys’ basketball team was defeated by versatile I.C. Norcom (24-4) from Portsmouth, VA on Wednesday, March 10 at The Siegel Center in Richmond.

Before reaching the state semi-finals, the Chargers had won five straight games.

I.C. Norcom Dorian Finney-Smith scored 12 points against the Chargers, proving that he could not only shoot the light out, but stop the Chantilly boys on defense.

The Chargers held their ground during the first half, but with 7-foot-center, John Manning,

sitting out in most of the second quarter due to an ankle sprain, the Greyhounds’ full court pressure led the Chargers to commit costly turnovers.

Senior Adam Fridy, known for his three-point shot, was on point in the beginning of the third quarter giving the Chargers a 35-31 lead.

With the Chantilly faithful cheering on their boys in all white, the Chargers’ intensity picked up in the third quarter, but quickly that intensity turned over to the Greyhounds, making the Chargers unable to keep up with their athleticism and pure basketball talent. The Chargers fell to the Greyhounds 52-61,

Chargers’ fall to I.C. Norcom 61-52 in state semifinals

Every four years countries around the world unite under one sport: soccer.

The 19 World Cup will take place in South Africa from June 11 to July 11.

32 countries from all over the world compete in this tournament.

The teams are divided into eight groups

of four, will then compete against on another until one country becomes the champion.

Students on the soccer team, like senior Moktar Kazemi, are excited for the World Cup Kazemi and is going to follow the World Cup with his team.

“I’m rooting for France, because I was

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World Cup illustrates students’ interests

| Marcelo Aranibar |

| Kristen DiMarco |

| Astrid da Silva |

Changing of the

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FIFA competition allows soccer fans to support favorite teams

Sophomore Arthur McDuffy runs winter track as well as spring track. McDuffy is one of six captains this season.

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Sophomore Stephanie Dolezal

the teams are so skilled and intense. Plus, since [they]represent a country, it’s like watching the soccer Olympics.”

Looking back on sports over time, there has been a drastic change in the “face” of the game. Faces like Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe Namath and even more recently Michael Jordan.

When imagining these athletes, people remember the “love of the game.”

Moving forward into the present, the “face” of the game has a grimmer look to it.

In baseball, many of the most respected players are being exposed for the use of performance-enhancing drugs.

Tiger Woods has been very popular with the media lately, not because of his talent on the course, but for his extra curricular activities off of it.

“Tiger used to be someone I looked up to,” senior Arjun Nair said. “But after his affair, I realized I didn’t really know Tiger Woods.

Gilbert Arenas’ latest act of heroics, bringing four guns to the Wizards locker room, has left him suspended for the season, with a possible jail sentence pending, and his team missing a player. Arenas said he needed to get them out of his house and away from his children.

These athletes are admired by thousands of children and loyal fans, and unfortunately these are the types of roles models they have to look up to.

“Sports used to be more about talent,” senior Brian Miller said. “Now it is just a

social exploit.Back when Babe Ruth was playing he

made $1,300 a year. Clearly he was not in it for the money.

Today it’s unclear if the players like the satisfaction of winning or the big paycheck that comes in the mail.

Alex Rodriguez is currently making $28,000,000 a year, and each year he asks the Yankees for more money.

Although the Yankees let him go during the off season in 2009, no other team could afford him so he was forced to re-sign with the Yankees.

These athletes aren’t showing children the success that comes with hard work; they are teaching them to be greedy.

“Players used to be judged by their contributions to the community and maintaining a clean image,” Nair said. “Now they are only judged by their performance

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Influencing images

As role models, some athletes have a cleaner

image than others

At an age where extracurriculars consume the majority of free time and face an interminable amount of homework and studying each night, it can often be a daunting task to find the time to positively impact your community.

However, despite the great demands and stresses inherent in being an athlete, U.S. Youth Soccer’s TOPSoccer program gives soccer players an opportunity to refine their athletic skills and techniques while bridging the gap between boys and girls with physical disabilities.

Junior Madyson Brown was introduced to the program during her freshman year.

“My freshman year, Gen McManus brought it up during our varsity girls soccer team meeting because her mom was a part of it, and I joined it because I like helping younger kids play soccer,” Brown said. “It hasn’t been in our area very long. It’s usually every Saturday of the month for a couple months. We do lots of drills, we’ll play games, we’ll help them pass the ball, take shots, or just dribble around so they can get their touch on the ball and have some fun.”

U.S. Youth Soccer is the nation’s largest youth sports organization and since 1974 the organization has expanded its programs and community outreach. TOPSoccer,

also called the Outreach Program for Soccer, was created in 2008 with the goal of organizing a team placement program for athletes with disabilities and enable them to become valued and successful members of the US Youth Soccer community. The organization’s mission statement is “to foster the physical, mental and emotional growth and development of America’s youth through the sport of soccer at all levels of age and competition,” according to its website.

The TOPSoccer program in the Chantilly community was organized by Genevieve McManus’ mother, who attended a meeting in Reston in 2007 that inspired her to organize a group through the Chantilly Youth Association.

“My mom organized it, and a lot of the Chantilly JV and varisty players and anyone else who wanted to be in it got involved,” McManus said. “We had a lot of volunteer coaches from around the area just helping out.”

Through games and activities, McManus said the children who participate in the program are transformed through the season from being timid and prone to tantrums to being able to remember everyone’s name and extremely open and friendly to new challenges. Children with

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Babe Ruth is recognized as one of the greatest sports heroes of all time. Ruth

was the first player to hit 60 home runs in a single season.

Matt Dewitt is a student athlete. Many professional athletes have a major influence on the decisions of

these younger athletes.

Tiger Woods was the highest paid athlete in 2008, earning $110 million from winnings and endorsements. Now a over a dozen women claim to have had relations

with the married Woods.

soccer team] will watch some games together.”

Sophomore Stephanie Dolezal, who is also on the soccer team, watches the World Cup because of the intensity of the games.

“I watch the World Cup because the teams are so skilled and intense,” Dolezal said. “Plus, since the teams represent a country, it’s like watching the soccer Olympics.”

Not only soccer players are excited to watch the World Cup. Students such as senior Marcela Serpa like to watch

the games because it brings people together.

“It’s a fun experience,” Serpa said. “You can spend time with your family and invite some friends.

I have an excuse to wear the Brazil shirt because I want them to win.”

While many students are excited to watch the World Cup; others don’t concern themselves as much with the games and the multinatioanl Ocompetition.

“I don’t watch the World Cup because I don’t have any interest in it,” Basra said. “I hear people talk about it in school and stuff but it doesn’t catch my attention.

My brother watches it sometimes, so I get my details from him, other than

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Youth soccer program expands its organization to benefit children with disabilities

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disabilities who stay active through sports and activities are more likely to improve their strength, coordination and flexibility according to a 1998 study by Emory University and the University of Georgia. In addition to this physical benefit, sports participation can also provide children with disabilities the opportunity to “form friendships, express creativity, develop a sense of identity, and foster meaning and purpose in life,” according to the American Academy of Pediatrics.

TOPSoccer gives a largely overlooked segment of the population the opportunity to participate in a program more focused on development than competition, enabling these young people to reap these physical and psychological benefits.

“The first year we didn’t have that many people, but over the past couple years we keep getting more and more and there’s a lot of returning players. It’s usually during regular CYA seasons, in the Spring and Fall, and then at the end we have a soccer game and they get trophies and medals and we have uniforms and everything.”

However, with a lack of volunteers and support this past season, the program is awaiting a new team of helpers willing to get involved in order to continue the outreach and success TOPSoccer has brought to the community.

“Anyone who wants to volunteer – it can be for hours – can volunteer,” McManus said. “It’s just a really good opportunity.”

Students like Brown who have become involved with the program said that volunteering with TOPSoccer has helped them to appreciate the diversity of physical abilities.

“Some of them have Downs syndrome or diseases like that,” Brown said. “It’s hard for them to focus at first, but if you keep playing with them it helps them to focus on the game, and they’ll be fine. The program has helped me to appreciate people who are disabled and can’t do the same things that I can do.”

TOPSoccer Programs can be started in any area beginning by identifying the needs of the area. Organizers must identify for what types of disabilities they must plan to work with, a facility where they can hold the program, create a list of supporters, advertise, and get the support of their state association and regional TOPSoccer representative.

The length of the program is decided upon by the organizer, and the emphasis is not placed on

competitiveness, but creating an environment that is fun and supportive.

The unique thing about the program is that teams are organized based upon abilities of the students, not age. Ultimately, the goal of TOPSoccer is to use the game as an activity to make a difference in the lives of others.

“It really melted my heart when I did it,” McManus said. “It made me feel good about what I was doing with helping these children.”

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Melanie Vassallo takes her step as she prepares to pole vault. She lines her feet up, steps on her tip-toes, settles, checks the bend of the pole, brings her arms back, checks her grip, and takes her step.

It is not uncommon for an athlete to have a certain routine before a competition. From track and field to soccer and every sport in between, most athletes get into a certain habit.

“There are certain things that I have to do before I vault,” Vassallo said.

These habits develop overtime. They can come from watching other competitors in order to develop your own style, to just touching a broken piece of asphalt before a huge game, and ending up with victory.

“There was the piece of asphalt that Kelsey [Harney] found last year and it was a few inches, it was pretty thick,” senior soccer captain Kelsey Reiman said. “And that wasn’t one of our ongoing superstitions, but we had everyone on the team touch it before a game.”

Finding the right routine can be difficult. Students have to find what makes them comfortable, but can also produce results.

“You just do [find your own routine] you watch other people but you also, there are certain things you feel like you need to check, like your hand grip or the pole.” Vassallo said.

Having a certain routine can also help students focus before their competition, almost like a ‘reset’ button to get back into the game and out of the stands.

“One of the things is that it just puts you in the right mindset to serve, it helps you focus on the game and not the people watching, not the coach telling you what to do or the other players on the court,”

senior volleyball player Allison Williams said. “It just helps you kind of focus on exactly where you want to serve. It also gets you in the right mindset of ‘I know where I’m going to serve, I can do this.’ It helps having a routine to get you back in the game.”

Certain warm-up rituals can also help give the team a sense of order. Placing bags in a specific order every time and sitting on the same spot on the bench during the game can give a player a sense of familiarity for optimum performance.

“I think its like, if we already have a routine that we know what to do, then we’re already a lot more focused,” Reiman said. “We feel like if we’ve already won the games before, then it’s like guaranteed that we’re going to win this one because we’re not going to change anything. So it helps us like mentally prepare for the game knowing that we’re going to do the same thing that we did in the last game because everything else was the same before it.”

Some routines are entirely superstitious. Junior ice hockey player Brandt Soukup will not allow his jerseys to touch the ground before a game.

“They keep my head in it, I’m always focused before I go on the ice,” Soukup said.

Whatever the reason for superstitions and routines, they are known to help athletes ‘get in the zone’ and focus entirely on the game, as well as deal with the pressure of the fans, the scoreboard, teammates and coaches.

“Before a game I always do the same thing like listen to certain playlists on my iPod or you always kind of end up high-fiving people in the same order,” Williams said.

Routines help athletes perform

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Spring sports highlights4/9 at Battlefield4/13 at Robinson4/16 at Oakton4/20vs. Centreville4/23 vs. Westfield4/27 at Herndon4/30 vs. Robinson5/4 vs. Oakton5/7 at Centreville5/11 at Westfield5/14 vs. Herndon

RECORD (2-0)3/17 at Yorktown (W) 6-13/18 vs. Edison (W) 8-23/22 vs. Loudon Valley3/26 vs. George Mason3/27 at Woodson3/29 at Washington and Lee3/31 at Falls Church3/31 at Oakton4/7 vs. Stone Bridge

BOYS’ RECORD (0-0)3/23 at Herndon3/26 vs. Wakefield4/6 vs. Oakton4/9 vs. T.C. Williams4/14 vs. Stone Bridge4/16 vs. Langley4/20 at Westfield4/22 at Lake Braddock4/26 at Centreville4/29 vs. Madison5/7 at South County5/11 vs. Fairfax

GIRLS’ RECORD (2-0)3/15 at Fairfax3/17 at Westfield3/23 vs. Herndon3/25 at vs. Forest Park4/6 at Oakton4/7 vs. Herndon4/16 vs. Langley4/20 vs. Westfield4/22 vs. Lake Braddock4/26 at Centreville5/5 at Stone Bridge5/7 vs. South County5/13 vs. Robinson

RECORD (0-0)4/7 at Westfield4/9 at Edison4/10 at Edison4/14 at Robinson4/16 at Lake Braddock4/17 at Lake Braddock4/24 Cassels XBC 4/28 at Oakton

5/1 at South Lakes5/5 Pre district jamboree5/7 at Sportsbacker5/8 at Thomas Jefferson

BOYS’ RECORD (0-0)3/23 at Robinson3/25 at Oakton 4/6 vs Herndon4/9 vs. Westfield4/13 at Centreville4/15 vs Robinson4/20 vs Oakton4/23 at Herndon4/27 at Westfield4/30 vs Centreville

GIRLS’ RECORD (0-0)3/23 at Robinson3/25 at Oakton4/6 vs Herndon4/9 vs Westfield4/13 at Centreville4/15 vs Robinson4/20 vs Oakton4/23 at Herndon4/27 at Westfield4/30 vs Centreville

Softball4/20 vs. Centreville 4/23 vs. Westfield4/27 at Herndon4/30 vs. Robinson5/4 vs. Oakton5/7 at Centreville5/11 at Westfield5/14 vs. Herndon

RECORD (2-1)3/15 at Mount Vernon (L) 4-53/17 vs. T.C. Williams (W) 23-03/19 at West Springfield (W) 9-43/23 vs. West Potomac3/26 at L.C. Bird3/27 at L.C. Bird4/7 at Washington and Lee4/13 at Robinson4/16 at Oakton

“Our team is going to go through some learning curves with all of the new faces we have in the line up. If we continue to work hard and improve, we will be competing for championships.”

Coach Kevin Ford

“We are a very young and aggressive team, and I think if we are error-free, we will surprise a lot of people.”

Coach Carmen Wise

“We have been practicing very hard and we hope to continue the success that we had last year.”

Senior Chris McNally

“The team is looking forward to a successful year. We’ve been training very hard. The team hopes to be in top physical shape and in better shape then other teams. We have a strong senior class that has been in the program for several years, so hopefully they can put this team together and lead us through.”

Coach Brian Goche

“I think the outdoor season is going to go very well this year. We have a lot of young runners who have a lot of potential, and several returning stars from indoor track. I think Chantilly has been very close in getting into District championship in the last couple of seasons.”

Coach Jason Franks

“The girls’ tennis team will be looking to their senior captains; Colleen McCarthy and Katie Poe for leadership and encouragement as they begin their matches next week”

Coach Karen Kegerreis

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BOYS’ RECORD (1-0)3/16 vs. Woodson (W) 10-73/18 at West Springfield3/24 at Yorktown3/29 at West Springfield3/30 at West Springfield3/31 at West Springfield4/8 at Oakton4/12 vs. Robinson4/15 vs. Westfield4/19 at Centreville4/21 vs. Stone Bridge5/3 vs. Herndon

GIRLS’ RECORD (2-1)3/5 at Fairfax (W)3/19 at. Woodson (L) 21-73/20 vs. Annandale (W) 11-73/24 vs. Yorktown3/25 vs. West Springfield3/27 at Annandale4/8 vs. Oakton4/12 at Robinson4/19 vs. Centreville4/27 at Westfield5/1 at Stone Bridge5/3 at Herndon

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